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VDA at a glance
VDA
The Truevision line grew out of EPICenter-era PC graphics boards, and several board names ended up surviving as filename extensions even when the underlying raster structure stayed close to the wider TGA family.
PGM at a glance
PGM
PBM, PGM, PPM, PNM, and later PAM come from the tool-centric tradition of keeping image interchange formats easy to parse, script, and transform.
Format comparison
| Feature | VDA | PGM |
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| File type | Image | Image |
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| Created year | 1987 | 1988 |
| Inventor | Truevision | Jef Poskanzer / Netpbm lineage |
| Status | active | active |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Vector scaling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera raw data | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Streaming ready | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use VDA
- Your source file is already in VDA.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to PGM.
- VDA is commonly used in image workflows.
When to use PGM
- Your target workflow expects PGM.
- Improve delivery compatibility with PGM.
- PGM is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert VDA to PGM?
Convert to PGM when you need a straightforward grayscale raster for scripting, research, or low-overhead image processing.
It is a good target for technical pipelines and intermediate data exchange.
What changes when converting VDA to PGM?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
What should I review after converting VDA to PGM?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.